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James Forster Race (born Haswell Co Durham 1847) marries Hannah Bainbridge Robinson Dec q 1869 Easington district. 1871 census as follows:

1871 census Newbottle Houghton Le Spring Co Durham

James F Race 23 coal miner Haswell
Hannah B Race 18 Cramlington
Elizabeth 0 Houghton Le Spring

In 1881 James is with his brother and family as follows:

1881 census Lambton Street H Le Spring

William 29 coalminer Haswell
Margaret 28 Haswell
George Edward son 3 H Le Spring
Fishburn 1 son H Le Spring
Elizabeth 71 coal miner’s mother Howden Pans
Mary Race 37 sister Haswell
James F 33 brother coalminer Haswell coal miner married

Then there is a marriage for James Forster Race to Elizabeth Dunn (nee Summerson, widowed) June q 1882 Houghton area.

1891 census Church Street Newbottle, Houghton

James 42 coal miner Haswell
Elizabeth 34
Isabella 10
Barbara 8 Penshaw
Forster 6 Penshaw
Thomas 4 Penshaw
Margaret J 2
James 0

Can anyone find Hannah's death between 1871 and 1882 or Elizabeths?

Thank you.

Marian .........

have you looked on Freebmd????

That's where we would look ....... and it helps to know if you have also looked there

I think you might have 2 bigamous marriages!!

Marriages Dec 1877 (>99%)
Beaney Sarah Ann Tynemouth 10b 269
Imrie William Tynemouth 10b 269
Parker William Robert Tynemouth 10b 269
Race Hannah Bainbridge Tynemouth 10b 269

Oh dear, thanks Sylvia. Never thought of that and I doubt they got divorced.

I've been trying to find her on censuses but without success so far

Hannah Bainbridge Race
England, Northumberland, Parish Registers
Name William Imrie
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 5 Nov 1877
Event Place Horton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Age 24
Marital Status Single
Birth Year (Estimated) 1853
Father's Name Alexander Imrie
Spouse's Name Hannah Bainbridge Race
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Marital Status Widowed
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1853
Spouse's Father's Name William Robinson

Hannah B Imrie Or Race
New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists
Name Hannah B Imrie Or Race
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 17 Mar 1878
Event Place Otago, New Zealand
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Nationality Northumberland
Departure Date 1877
Arrival Port Otago
Ship Name Wellington
Arrival Place Otago

Thanks safc, she clearly wasn't widowed. Can't believe their families didn't query it.

Wow, thanks.

Just had a look on family search, and daughter Elizabeth is with them aged 6 and son William aged 4.

Hannah Imrie
in the New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937
Name: Hannah Imrie
Gender: Female
Marriage Year: 1905
Marriage Place: New Zealand
Spouse: William Smithson
Relation: Bride (Wife)
Folio Number: 3399


Hannah Smithson
in the New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
Name: Hannah Smithson
Death Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1932
Registration Place: Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Folio Number: 4016



Hannah Smithson
in the New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
Name: Hannah Smithson
Birth Date: abt 1853
Death Age: 79
Death Date: 3 Dec 1932
Death Place: Dunedin
Burial Place: Otago, New Zealand
Cemetery: Northern

Smithson, Hannah. Died Dec 3, 1932. Aged 79 years. Resident of Gore.
Born England. Last came from Gore. Lived 47 years in New Zealand. Buried 5 Dec.

Marian

Her family at least may not have known about it!

She was over 21, so wouldn't have had to get permission from anyone, and the vicar would believe whatever she told him!

And,James Race's family would believe what ever he told them .... after all he must have given his brother some story about why Hannah wasn't with him in 1881. She'd already left fro NZ, so he could just have said she'd died.

Hannah Imrie
in the New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
Name: Hannah Imrie
Electoral Year: 1896
District: Waikouaiti
Region or Province: Otago

With William Imrie.
Address: Seacliff Asylum, where William was an attendant.


Both still there in 1900:

Hannah Imrie
in the New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
Name: Hannah Imrie
Electoral Year: 1900
District: Waikouaiti
Region or Province: Otago

Record Transcription:
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Registration number 1900/5143
Record set New Zealand Death Index
First name(s) William
Last name Imrie
Registration year 1900
Country New Zealand
Birth date 1853
Age at death 47
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To order, visit https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/NonHistoricRecords
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
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Not sure if this is the same couple or not (i.e. - as in my previous post):


Hannah Imrie
in the New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
Name: Hannah Imrie
Electoral Year: 1900
District: Dunedin
Region or Province: Otago

With William Imrie, labourer.
Address: Cumberland Street


Mrs Hannah Imrie
in the New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954
Name: Mrs Hannah Imrie
Year: 1902
Residence: Dunedin
77 Albany Street

Nobody of voting age living with her.

She's also there alone in 1901.

??
Hannah Smithson
in the New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
Name: Hannah Smithson
Electoral Year: 1911
District: Awarua
Region or Province: Southland

Married, no husband listed, address Browns.



Hannah Bainbridge Smithson
in the New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
Name: Hannah Bainbridge Smithson
Electoral Year: 1914
District: Invercargill
Region or Province: Southland

Widow, at 8 McMaster Street.



Hannah Bainbridge Smithson
in the New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
Name: Hannah Bainbridge Smithson
Electoral Year: 1919
District: Invercargill
Region or Province: Southland

Widow, same address as in 1914.

??

William Smithson
in the New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
Name: William Smithson
Death Date: Apr-May-Jun 1907
Registration Place: Invercargill, Otago, New Zealand
Folio Number: 1480

I think Hannah and James had another child. Wonder why she wasn't with her mother going to NZ?

Births Dec 1874 (>99%)
Race Margaret Jane Houghton 10a 566

RACE, MARGARET JANE mms ROBINSON
GRO Reference: 1874 D Quarter in HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING Volume 10A Page 566



Margaret Jane Race
in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Margaret Jane Race
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1874
Baptism Date: 13 Jan 1875
Baptism Place: Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England
Father: James Race
Mother: Hannah
FHL Film Number: 1885559


I don't see her anywhere after her baptism

Possible death ??

Deaths Sep 1875 (>99%)
RACE Jane 0 Houghton 10a 329

Thank you all for the above, it's fascinating. Just having a quick look (I'm at work) and will give it a good look over when I get home. Thanks again, I much appreciate all your digging.